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L. DRAIS.

V NOSE RING. No. 321,889. 7 Patented July'7,'l8 8'5.

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Attorney} UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

LAWSON DRAIS, OF WASHINGTON COURT-HOUSE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOPETER DRAIS, OF SAME PLACE.

RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,889, dated July 7,1885.

Application filed November 28, 1884. (N model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LAWSON DRAIS, of Washington Court-House, in thecounty of Fayette and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Nose- Rings; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in nose-rings; and it consists inso bending the wire out of which the ring is formed that the part whichpasses through the eye shall be perfectly straight, shall have a shortsharp bend at the end of the straight portion, and that portion of thewire between the short bend and the portion which has the eye formedupon its end shall be provided with a sidewise-extending projection,which is bent therein for the purpose of preventing the ring fromturning upside down in the nose, as will 2 5 be more fully describedhereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a ring that can be attached tothe animals nose in such a manner as not to interfere with the animalwhen eating, and which is provided with a sidewise projection, which isformed in that portion of the ring which extends down over the frontportion of the nose, so as to prevent the ring from turning upside downin the nose, and thus become of little or no use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of the wire,showing the shape in which it is bent before it is clinched in position.Fig. 2 is a similar view of the ring after it has been clinched. Fig. 3is a plan 0 view of a ring, showing it in position in the hogs nose.

I11 cutting off the wire into proper lengths the ends are preferably cutat an acute angle, as

shown. \Vhen the eye B is formed, the beveled end at that end of thewire prevents too much of a bulge or bend being formed in the wire. Fromthis eye the wire runs perfectly straight to the bend O, and from thisbend G. which is made at an angle of about forty-five degrees, up to thebend D, the wire may be curved outward slightly, as shown at E. Near thebend D the wire is formed into a side loop or projection, F, whichextends at right angles to the straight portion between the eye B andthe bend O. This projection F bears directly on top of the animals nose,and serves to hold the ring in position in such a manner that it isimpossible for the ring to turn upside down, as it would do if theprojection were omitted. From the bend D, which is also made tolerablyabrupt, like the one 0, the wire is made perfectly straight out to theend. as at G. This straight portion G is pressed down through the nose,and the sharply-beveled end allows a sharp clinch to be made after theend is passed through the eye, and this clinch does not interfere withthe animals eating.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A ring formed from a singlepiece of wire which is provided with an eye, 13, at one end, a straightportion between the eye and the bend O, acurved portion, E, between thebends C and D, abend or projection, F, formed near the bend D, andextending at right angles to the straight portions of the ring, and astraight portion, G, for entering the eye, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I ilffiX my signature 8c in presence of twowitnesses.

LAWSON DRAIS.

Witnesses:

NYE GREGG, PETER DRAIS.

